Coal-conveyer



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GIL. STUEBNER.

GOAL OONVEYBR.

No. 402.284. Patented Apr. 30, 1889.

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GOAL GONVEYER.

No; 402,284. Patented Apr. 30, 1889.

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GUSTAVUS L. STUEBNER, OFLONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK.

QOAL-CONVEYER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,284, dated April30, 1889. 4

Application filed February 9, 1889. semi No. 299,110. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GUs'rAvUs L. STUEBNER, of Long Island'Gity, in thecounty of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedCoal-Oonveyer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to a conveyer for depositing coal in bins, suchmore particularly as are elevated, so that wagons-and carts may beloaded from a trap at the bottom of the bins.

The invention consists, principally, of a series of buckets orreceptacles supported on a track and adapted to be moved beneath ahopper or spout and over the bin or bins, and constructed toautomatically deposit their contents successively into the bins, thebuckets or receptacles being filled from the hopper or spout.

The invention also consists in the construction of the track with hingedor removable sections, one over each bin, to act in connection withdrop-doors in the bottoms of the buckets or receptacles forautomatically emptying. the contents of the buckets into the bins.

The invention also consists in the construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts, substantially as described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan View of my invention. Fig. 2 is a broken sideelevation of the same,

showing the elevated bins and carts under-- neath. Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetailed sectional view of the bins, track, and traveling buckets orconveying-receptacles. Fig. l isa plan view showing the track and itssupport, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional elevation on line 00 as ofFig. 3; 1

A represents a large receptacle for coal, di-

vided into bins by the partitions B. The bins are elevated, as shown inFig. 2, so that carts may enter beneath them for loading. In supplyingthe bins the coal is first dumped into the hopper C, from which it islifted by an endless elevator D, and discharged into the chute E, whichleads it to the conveyer F. This conveyer is circular and travels upon atrack, G, above the bins. In this instance said track is supported bythe uprights H H and octagonal platform I 5 but it may be placed uponthe top of the bins or supported in any suitable manner. The conveyer Fis open at the top and constructed to form a series of hoppers, f, asshown in Fig. 3, the bottom of each of which is provided with atrap-door, F, held closed by the wheel F thereof resting upon the track.In the platform I over each bin is formed an opening, J, which permitsthe door of each hopper to drop open, as shown in Fig. 3, to dischargeits contents into the bin below. Each trap-door is closed by an incline,J, against which the door is carried by the pro gress or travelingmovement of the conveyer. In this manner the hoppers are automaticallyopened and closed, so that no attention need be paid to the apparatusafter the track is opened above the bin which is to be filled or intowhich the coal is to be immediately de posited.

The track G over each bin and over each opening J is provided with amovable section, G These sections are by preference hinged to the mainor permanent parts of the track, as shown in Fig. 4, and when closedthese sections span the openings J and form a continuous track, so thatthe coal will not be dropped from the hoppers except where one of thesaid sections is swung to one side, opening the track at that point.

The conveyer is braced to the center cast= ing, K, by the spokes K, andis journaled on the upright shaft L, and revolved by any suitabletransmission of power applied to the pulley M and belt N. In thearrangement here shown the power is taken from the elevatorshaft 0 andtransmitted through the belt d, shaft (1', pulley d gearing d, andpulley d to the said belt N. By this arrangement the same power whichelevates the coal is utilized for conveying the coal to the difierentbins, and the depositing of the coal in the bins is automaticallyperformed, and the coal may be directed to any bin by simply swingingout the section G of the track which corresponds to the bin to befilled.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-' 1. A conveyer comprising several hoppersarranged in the form of a circle and mounted on wheels, and eachprovided with a door at the bottom, in combination with a track on whichthe hoppers travel and means for antomatically opening and closing thesaid doors, substantially as described.

2. The conveyer comprising several connected hoppers, each having atrap-door at the bottom, in combination with a track on which thehoppers travel, having permanent and removable sections, substantiallyas described.

3. A conveyer comprising several hoppers connected in a circle, eachhaving a trap-door at the bottom, in combination with a circular trackhaving permanent and movable sections, each trap-door being providedwith a support to run upon the track, substantially as described.

4. The receptacle A, divided into bins, and the circular track G,supported above thebins and having removable sections G, in combinationwith the circular conveyer F, having a series of hoppers placed upon thetrack, each hopper being provided with a trap-door at the bottom,substantially as described.

5. The receptacle A, divided into bins, and the platform I and track Gthereon, supported above the bins, said platform being formed with theopenings J, having inclines J, and said track being formed with movablesections G, in combination with the conveyer F, having doors F at itsbottom, substantially as described.

GUSTAVUS L. STUEBNER.

Witnesses:

EDWD. M. CLARK, EDGAR TATE.

